dear dating world,

i know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me – try 10 months to be exact – but this weekend i am quite the hot commodity.

seriously, check out this line-up…


date #1: my car

[this is actually someone else's messy car. i wouldn't incriminate myself by putting up a picture of mine]
i have been needing to give him some quality time for a while now. he has been on my case lately – saying how i only use him for rides, but never care about his needs, like being filled up with gasoline goodness. apparently he’s been running on empty all week and he says i don’t even care! then, he tells me that i obviously don’t love him, considering the mess i’m always leaving him in. i think he’s been talking to my bedroom about starting a support group. needy needy.

date #2: scrapbooking
[insert awesome scrapbook page here]
this is pretty much the exact the exact opposite of my car situation. it feels like no matter how much time i set aside for us, scrapbooking is always making these excuses so we can’t get together: your printer isn’t here yet, wait it didn’t come with ink cartridges, do you really want to pull out all of your supplies just to put them away again the next day? yes, scrapbooking, as a matter of fact – i do! so quit avoiding my calls because we are hanging out sunday whether you like it or not.

date #3: the camera

so excited for this one. it has been so so long since we’ve been able to hang out and take some fun people pictures together. but lucky for us, nate the great turned 3 yesterday and i told my sister-in-law that i am designating myself the official photographer for his birthday bash on saturday so she can relax and enjoy the party – though i’m not sure how much “relaxing” can really be had when the party guests are mainly 3-year-olds.



who knows? maybe if i’m lucky i’ll be able to score a 4th date watching a movie at home with ben & jerry.

though i hate it when they fight over me - it’s quite the complicated love triangle.



so if anyone else calls for some jana lovin’, please tell them i’m busy this weekend. next week doesn’t look so good either – painting and i have a lot planned together.


what can i say? people want me :)





xoxo.
jana


p.s. don’t worry giveaway hopefuls, i haven’t forgotten about you. i wouldn’t want anyone to miss out, so there are still a few more days to enter here. i’ll be back monday to choose the lucky winners!

dear saturday,

we were so productive today; i'm so proud of us! i slept exactly 8 hours and awoke to a giant bowl of captain crunch. perfect way to get my day started.

then, i met up with this cute family.

they go to church with both of my brothers' families and sarah served in the same mission as my missionary!


little asher loved to run around. thank goodness for digital cameras and memory cards that hold 1,000 pictures!

after a lunch of salami and cheese - seriously, i was in a hurry, but it was still delicious - i picked up my cute cousin ashley for a "mini" senior-shoot. we only had an hour, so there will definitely be more where these came from.
she is so photogenic. and has fabulous hair.

her friend, kayla, came too.

to finish up my picture-taking for the day, this family came to meet me.

aren't these girls adorable? little emily on the right was a natural in front of the camera. she would pose and put her hands on her parents' shoulders without anyone even telling her what to do. i was so impressed.


talk about a day filled with photo-magnificence.

later, i went out to dinner with the mom and sister and i am watching a marathon of christmas movies as we speak. first, elf, and now, you've got mail (i'm not sure why this one always puts me in a festive mood and makes me want to spend christmas in new york city).

i would say it was a pretty great day. i even managed to squeeze in reading a chapter of the last twilight book with my cousin, britney - it was actually at 1:00 in the morning, but that was still technically today. now, all i have to do is crank out a couple loads of laundry and i will consider us a major success. we still have 2 hours together, saturday - let's make it happen.

xoxo,

jana

p.s. nikon baby, it's so good to have you back.

dear weekend,

each week i have the best of intentions to make the most of the time we have together. our list of activities usually looks something like this: clean clean clean, run some miles, work on school assignments, write letters to wonderful missionaries, do something creative... you get the idea. yet, somehow, you seem to go as quickly as you came and i'm left wondering what we accomplished between 5:00 on friday and monday morning.

well weekend, at least i have a nice, clean, and organized room to show for your last visit. maybe next time you come we can tackle the laundry pile i have building in the garage? let me know...

see you next friday,
jana